Airlines to be gifted ‘lower landing fees’ to boost airborne tourism to Spain from July 1
AIR carriers flying into Spain’s airports are to be charged lower landing fees in a move aimed at boosting the number of flights in the
WATCH: 5-month baby in care after suffering cocaine poisoning following drug-fuelled car crash with underage parent in Spain’s Murcia
A five-month-old baby has been taken into care in Murcia after it was found to have a high level of cocaine in a urine sample.
Opposition waves bottle of ‘dirty water’ from Mar Menor in Murcia assembly as EU begins investigation in one of Europe’s ‘biggest environmental problems’
A bottle of polluted water from the Mar Menor was waved in the air yesterday to prove a point during a session of Murcia’s Regional
Sunday shopping returns to Valencian Community this weekend
SUNDAY shopping returns to the Valencian Community’s tourist areas this weekend (June 21) right through to next January. Before 2018, large and medium-sized stores in
Valencian government makes plans to upgrade CV-95 between Orihuela and Torrevieja to a dual-carriageway
PLANS to turn a key southern Costa Blanca road into a dual carriageway are to be revisited some 13 years after the original project was
Spain’s government plans movement towards ‘cashless’ society
SPAIN may take future steps towards cash transactions becoming something of the past, according to a plan put forward by the ruling coalition in Madrid’s
Top Spanish tourism association begs government to permit air travel corridors between Spain and ‘parts of the UK that have low coronavirus rates’
A TOP Spanish tourist association says that air travel corridors between the UK and Spain have to be set up as losing British visitors would
Tourists flying to Spain’s Alicante airport to be required to inform authorities of contact details and holiday destination
FOREIGN travellers flying into Alicante-Elche airport will have to fill in a form with details of their home area and final destination, to stop any
Valencian Community announces ‘massive vaccination campaign’ to avoid mistaking influenza symptoms for COVID-19
THE Valencian Community plans to launch an annual flu vaccination campaign earlier than normal because of the coronavirus crisis. The vaccinations will not be mandatory,
Snooker star Willie Thorne put into coma in Spain’s Torrevieja following battle with leukaemia
EX-snooker player turned TV commentator, Willie Thorne, has been placed into an induced coma in a Spanish hospital after suffering from respiratory failure. The 66-year-old
Torrevieja town hall announces €82 million package to stop regular flooding – no hike in water bill
PLANS to end flooding on Torrevieja’s roads have been jointly unveiled by the city’s town hall and water company Agamed. An €82 million water and
Work restarts on Guardamar beaches to repair damage on Spain’s Costa Blanca from Storm Gloria last January
WORK has restarted on Guardamar’s beaches to repair damage caused by January’s Storm Gloria. Spain’s State of Alarm, imposed in mid-March, stopped emergency projects that
77% of all Spanish houses buy ElPozo meat products as company named 2nd best-loved brand in Spain after Coca Cola
MURCIA region-based meat producer, El Pozo, is the second-most bought grocery brand in Spain, after the international soft drinks manufacturer, Coca Cola. El Pozo´s origins
Second day with zero hospital admissions in Spain’s Valencian Community
ONE person has died from coronavirus in a 24-hour period between Sunday and Monday in the Valencian Community. The latest regional figures from the health
36-year-old expat arrested for smacking partner in public in Spain’s Orihuela on the Costa Blanca
A 36-year-old man has been arrested by Orihuela’s Policia Local for hitting his partner in the street. The assault happened on Monday evening (June 15)
Boiler room gang on Spain’s Costa Blanca arrested over €10 million swindle of at least 250 victims
A GANG has been arrested by the Guardia Civil in the Torrevieja area for fleecing at least €10 million from investors looking for high returns
Valencian gov. pays for 30 ‘beach helpers’ to join 152 lifeguards keeping Torrevieja safe from coronavirus and drownings
TORREVIEJA council is to spend over €1.4 million this summer to keep the city’s beaches safe from coronavirus and drownings. The authority has re-awarded the
Torrevieja hospital returns to ‘normal schedule’ for non-urgent operations and consultations
TORREVIEJA Hospital has returned to a near-normal schedule for non-urgent operations and consultations. The facility’s management company, Ribera Salud, says that most of the regular
Ximo Puig relaxes social distancing in Valencian Community to 1.5m as region enters Phase 3 of de-escalation
SOCIAL distancing rules have been eased in the Valencian Community from today (June 15), allowing people to get 50cm closer than before. The region went
Tourists to Valencia, Alicante and Castellon can now report domestic violence at any of the region’s 213 tourism offices
VICTIMS of domestic violence while on holiday to the Costa Blanca will soon be able to report incidents at any of the region’s tourist offices.
Drink-driver ends up paying bill to get car out of Mar Menor in Spain’s Murcia
A night out for a drunken motorist ended up being a costly affair as his car ended up in the Mar Menor. The boozy driver
22-year-old could face year in prison after pit bull found with ‘multiple injuries’ from illegal dogfights in Spain’s Alicante
A PITBULL with multiple injuries to its limbs from ‘illegal dogfights’ has been rescued by Guardia Civil in Spain’s Alicante province. Agents from Jacarilla were
Alicante Airport installs thermal image cameras in preparation for return of tourism in July
AUTOMATIC thermal image cameras are being put into Alicante-Elche airport ahead of an increased flight schedule from July 1. That’s the date when Spain has
Valencian Community to enter Phase 3 of de-escalation on Monday – new privileges here
THE Valencian Community, including the Costa Blanca, will go into Phase Three of lockdown reduction this Monday (June 15). Spain’s Health Minister, Salvador Illa, confirmed
Facemasks will still be obligatory by law after state of alarm in Spain – details to be approved tomorrow
FACEMASKS will still have to be worn in Spain, even after the State of Alarm comes to an end later this month. The Cabinet is
British councillor warns ‘Coronavirus is still here’ as expats and locals ‘flout’ mask rules in San Fulgencio on Spain’s Costa Blanca
A BRITISH councillor on the Costa Blanca has made a plea for expats ‘ignoring’ rules on sanitary facemasks to remind themselves that ‘coronavirus is still